Charles Munn (politician) explained

Charles Munn
Order:37th
Office:Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term Start:January 1933
Term End:January 1935
Predecessor:Oscar A. Swenson
Successor:George W. Johnson
Office2:Minnesota State Representative
Term Start2:January 1927
Term End2:January 1935
Birth Date:17 March 1887
Birth Place:Osseo, Minnesota
Party:Nonpartisan Conservative Caucus
Nonpartisan Liberal Caucus
Farmer-Labor
Residence:Osseo, Minnesota
Profession:Farmer

Charles Munn (March 17, 1887 in Osseo, Minnesota  - January 31, 1973) was a Minnesota Farmer-Laborite politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1926, and originally caucused with the Conservative Caucus in the then-nonpartisan body. He later joined the Liberal Caucus, and in 1933, he became the first Farmer-Laborite to be elected speaker, a position he held for two years. In 1934, he was elected to the Railroad and Warehouse Commission.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14075 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present